Solmaz Sharif

Solmaz Sharif has worked for more than 13 years as a journalist in the Middle East and has published articles in Persian, Turkish and American media. She is founder of the first Iranian women’s sports magazine, Shirzanan, and works for CyberDissidents.org. Her work can be found at www.solmazsharifdj.com.

After eight hellish years for Iran's journalists under
outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the election of Hassan Rouhani was
welcomed with hope for a better future. As soon as he takes office in August,
he should act on his view and take steps to protect journalists in Iran.